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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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